Anereuthina renosa

Anereuthina renosa is a species of moth of the family Erebidae. It is found in Sundaland, the Philippines and Burma. The habitat consists of hill dipterocarp forests, lower montane forests and lowland forests.

Anereuthina renosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Superfamily: Noctuoidea
Family: Erebidae
Genus: Anereuthina
Species:
A. renosa
Binomial name
Anereuthina renosa
Synonyms
  • Hypaetra lilach Guenée, 1852
  • Hypaetra occularia Swinhoe, 1890

The forewings are caramel brown, variably traversed by pale mauve fasciation. There is usually a marking in the centre of the forewing, that may consist of two small black or fawn ellipses or a disc. The hindwings are duller brown.

The larvae feed on Elaeis species. Pupation takes place in a silken cocoon within a leaf.[2]

References

  1. Yu, Dicky Sick Ki. "Anereuthina renosa Hubner 1823". Home of Ichneumonoidea. Taxapad. Archived from the original on March 25, 2016.
  2. Holloway, Jeremy Daniel. "Anereuthina renosa Hübner". The Moths of Borneo. Retrieved February 14, 2019.


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